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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>FOR RELEASE: NOV./ DEC. 2017
CONTACT: Joan DiPersio<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Thornton</st1:City></st1:place> W. Burgess
Society<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> 508-888-6870<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>UPPER</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
color=black><span style='color:black;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">CAPE</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font
color=black><span style='color:black;font-weight:bold'> BIRDING EXCURSION</span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
color:black'>The Thornton W. Burgess Society is pleased to offer a
“Winter Waterfowl Birding Excursion” with Cape naturalist and field
leader John Hanlon to a variety of habitats on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Upper</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Travel via passenger van to local beaches and ponds for winter waterfowl and
other winter residents and migrants. All levels are welcome including
beginners looking to develop their birding skills and others wishing to improve
their ID sound and sight skills. John has worked for the National Park Service
on Cape Cod and at <st1:place w:st="on">Yellowstone</st1:place>, the Cape Cod
Museum of Natural History and as a Coastal Shorebird monitor for the
Massachusetts Audubon Society. This trip is scheduled for <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Saturday, December 16<sup>th</sup></span></b>. Meet
at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Green</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Briar</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nature</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
in <st1:place w:st="on">East Sandwich</st1:place> to depart at 8:00am and
return by 11:00am. </span></font>Dress for the weather and be prepared to walk
along a sandy beach and paths. Bring binoculars or borrow a pair with advance
notice. The fee,<font color=black><span style='color:black'> which includes
transportation, is $12 for Burgess Society members and $16 non-members. Call
508-888-6870 to register. </span></font>Please note our cancellation policy:
In order to receive a refund, you must notify us of your cancellation at least
10 days prior to the program. We reserve the right to cancel programs due to
low enrollment or unfavorable weather, in which case you will receive a full
refund.<o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>-#-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Joan DiPersio</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Public Relations Coordinator</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thornton</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> W. Burgess
Society</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Green</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Briar</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nature</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>6 Discovery Hill
Road</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sandwich</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02537</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>508-888-6870</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.thorntonburgess.org">www.thorntonburgess.org</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>To inspire reverence for wildlife and concern for the
natural environment</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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